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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 10-80 m 160-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 10-80 m 160-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W 100 W 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX Max 900 mA ? 1.8 A
TX 1.5-4.5 A ? Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-006000 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA